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WASHINGTON. | FAIR SHOW FOR CUBAN BELLIGERF:NCY, Sumner Agrees to Report Sberman’s Resolution. Southern Cadetships for Massachu- setts Gold. Shrewd Evasion of a Supreme Court Decision. PROPOSED NATIONAL STAY LAW. WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 1870. The Cuban Question in the Scnate—sSumner Listens to the Views of the People and is Keady to Report Sherman’s Resoluti The pressure brought to bear upon the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in favor of Sher- man’s Cuban resolution has, it appears, been too great even for the resistance of Mr. Sumner, That rentieman nas consented to afar consideration of 1&, a8 well as Senator Morton’s bill, and has conde- scended to report 16 favorably, provided a majority Of the committee will so instruct him. The commit- tee have given it some attentiop already, and the main question seems to be whether to report Sher- man’s resolution or Morton's bill. Sherman says he dovs not care which is reported, but be thinks both of them should be, as they are not identical and do not confict with each otner. He thinks that if the House should pass Banks’ jomt resolution relative to Cuba it would go through the Senate. Its provisions meet with his approval, and he would as soon vote for itas for bis own proposition, He is of opinion that action will be taken by the House first, because the Senate Commitiee on Foreign Relauons 1s not Mkely to report or, Indeed, come to any conclusion at an early day. Some measure of the kind, he thinks, will certainly pass Congress at this session. Effects of According Belligerent Rights to Cuba—The Spanish Treaty of 1795. There bas been a good deal of nonsense recently im some of your contemporaries as io the effect of granting belligerent mghta upon the course of Spain towards our government. One paper gives it as ihe opinion of Secretary Fish that it would lead to in- evitavle war, because, iorscoth, the Spanish gov- ernment Would forthwith insist upon ber rignt, under the treaty of 1795, to make a search of ali Ameriean vessels upon the high seas. A brief reference to tne history of tne treaty and its condl- tions will exhibit the folly of this Spanish-American war cry. The treaty of 1795 with Spain provided that In case either party should be engagea in war the ships and vessels belonging to the subjects or people of the other party should be fur- nished with sea letters, or passports, showing the nationaiity and character of the ships, which papers were to be made according to the form an- nexed to the treaty, aud renewed every year, if ves- sels should return home go often. If the ships of either party were met at sea by the vessels of the other, such ships, upon the exhibition of thetr pass- Porta, were to be tree to pursue their voyages. Now it appears on examination o/ the question, that the form of the passports was not annexed to the treaty, and the Supreme Court has heid in the case of the ‘amicable Isabella’—six Wheaton, 1—that this section of the treaty was imperfect and tmoperative im consequence of this omission. ‘This decision would seem to be decisive of the rights of both Spaniards and Americans under this section of the treaty, and in fact, there is no doubt it leaves the Tight of search in precisely the same position as if BO provisions on that subject had ever been in- serted, The whole opject of the section was to em- brace in the form of a treaty the American doctrine that free ships make free goods, and to limit and restrict the right of search as claimed oy the great Maritime nations at the ciose of the jast century. As the old claims of the maritime nations in that regard have since been abandoned there ts nothing in the treaty or the rights of spain that could em- barrass our commerce, if we had any. So much, therefore, for the fears of a war with Spain in case we should give belligerent rignts or recognition to Cuba, at least 60 far as the treaty of 1796 13 con- cerned. The Sale of Cadetships=Two Thousand Dol- lars the Ruling PricemA Yankee Cadet from a South Carolina District—Lume Ex- plauatious—A Friendly Douation. The House Military Committee had several wit- nesses before it to-day, among them B. F. Whitte- more, of South Carolina; A. H. Sypler, of Louisiana, and E. P. Brooks. Mr. Whittemore, who, it will be remembered, was accused of selling a cadetship, came before tne committee to explain and give his version of the story, which isin substance as fol- lows:—He stated that E. P. Brooks offered him two thousand do.lars for his cadetship, but that he re- Cased to seli it. He subsequentiy gave it to the son of apersonal friend from Massachusetts who had moved into his district in South Varolina. He ad- mitted that two thousand dollars had been sen: into bis district to be used for educational purposes and was put to os credit, Tuis, he said, came from a@ friend, but it 18 understood that be did not explainto the satfsaction of the committee whether that friend was identical with the one whose son he appointed to the cadetshtp. Mr. Whittemore says the letver prodnoed by Mr. P, H. Kegler, pro- posing to sell a cadewship for $600, sa forgery. He never was offered leas than $2,000 for it, Mr. E. P. Brooks was recalled, and substantiated Whittemore’s testimony, 80 far as the offer of the $2,000 18 con- cerned. J. H. Sypber, of Louisiana, aiso one of those ac- cused Of welling cadetsbips, appeared before the com- mittee to explain the evidence offered against him. He said there wasn’t @ word of truta in it; that it wasaset up job on the part of certain persons who wished to revenge themselves on his brother in Philadelphia and himself. He imtimated tnat it grew out of the publication of the private cor- respondence which appeared in a New York paper last fail, and which created considerable interest at the time. He stated that E. P. Brooks, the witness Who testified against him, came to him last winter at bis hotel and proposed to talk business to him. mr. Sypher, in reply to the question whether Brooks could talk business to him, repitod that it depended upon the character of the business, Mr. Brooks then said that be wanted to buy lis cadetship, to which Mr. Sypher replied, ‘Brooks, you can’t talk business to me on that subject.” Brooks then said he would see his brother in Philadelphia about 18; to which Sypher says he replied. “You can do as you choose about that.” When the conference ended Sypher says Brooks wrote to hig brother at Philadelphia, wut received no answer; whereupon he, Brooks, went over to Philadelphia, saw J. R. Sypher, but received no satisfaction. This is J. H. Sypher’s version of the story. Upon being asked what he did with his cadetship, he repited that he appointed a boy from Louisiana, upon the recommendation of the Gover nor of that State. Deiay in Siguing the Mississippi Bill—Mem- bers of the Deiegation Waiting to be Re= constructed. ‘The members elect to Congress from Mississippi, with the addition of Senator elect Revels, made an- other visit to tne Executive Manston to-day for the purpose of requesting the President to delay signing the bill for the admission of Mississippi until after the bill removing political disabilities, which con- tains the names of certain members of the delega- ton, shall have passed Congress. The reasons for this request, which were because of the fact that the admission of the State before the removal of the disabilities of a portion of the delegation would de- Prive them of their seats, were stated to the Presl- dent, who in response to the request expressed his ‘Willingness to conform to the wishes of the delega- gation; and conseauontly the Mississipp! bill has not NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1870.—TRIPLE SHERT. Yet been signed. The interview was bricf, lasting only ten or fifteen minutes, Weekly Currency Statement. ‘The fractional currency received from the printers for the week endmg to-day amounts vw $625,600, Tae shipments during the same period were as fol- lows:—To Assistant Treasurer at New York, $100,000; to national banks, $173,202. ‘Treasurer Spmner holds in trust for national banks a3 security Jor circulation $342,396,360 and for public deposits, $78,393,500, The mutilated bank notes burned during the week amounted to $235,200, Total amount burned, $20,351,342, The bank cur- Tency issued for bills destroyed during the week was $299,340, The total amount issued, therefore, is $20,088,550, ‘The balance due for mutilated noves ts $262,002, The bank circulation outstanding at this Gate 1s 9200,560,871. The fractional currency re- deemed and destroyed during the week, $640,200, Disaffection Among the New Mexico Indians, Officiai information to the Indian Office ts to the effect that some ittle dissatisfaction is felt among a few of the Puebla Indians of New Mexico, owing to the small amount of goods issued to them. They gay they Dave not received @ single article from the government in the shape of presents for the past twenty years, and they think they are enttied to more than they are now recelving. The opinion of thelr agent, however, is that they are recciving suf- Meient, They have been self-supporting for a jong while, and any present from the government, ex- cept books aud other necessary articles for schools, Would tend to make them feel that the government wags inclined to support them and lead them to ex- pect more than 18 sosolutely necessary. Keporis to the department from the Umatilla Indian Agency, Oregon, state that the Indians are very peaceable, and their geaeral health 1s remarkably good. An Ohie Whiskey Case. A despatch received from Supervisor Blcomflela, and dated at Springiicld, Obio, on the ith, says:— “Tbe jury nave tound for the government in another of the Pekin whiskey cases, after less vhan ten minutes’ deliberation.” Documents Relating to Cuba—Remors Ex- ploded. (Washington (Feb. 18) correspondence Boston Ad- vertiser. ‘The State Department will next week send to Con- gress aiarge batch of documents beuring on Cuban aduirs, including what is tecunically calied the Sickles co.rcspondence with the Spanish autnori- es. Persons who know what is in these papers say they will throw a great deal ot light on our diplo- macy since President Grant came into power and duiiy justify the administrauion in the course 16 has pursued respecting Cuba. They will also show that Spa understands and admits that sne cannot much longer sustain her ancient colonial policy and that Lhe present ieaders do not think it will be wise for her lo attempt doing 60. They coucede that Cuba Wil be an independent State at a date not very re- mote, und assert that the ome government would ere this bave given the Cubans an advance towards that end but for the fact that they persist i main- taining a hostile attitude. The stories so industriously circalated within a few days that te President had cuanged front on tne Cuban Guestion, and that one of the Congres- siona! committees on loreign affairs 18 about to de- Clare for belligerent rights, are of a piece with other Gaseiess sensations. The President in @ talk to-day declared that ne had neither done, nor said, por con. templated anything to give color to the report that he mtended interiering in Cuban affairs, He said his personal sympathies were still, as they bad been from the beginning, with the patriot cause, but the losurgents were losing ground and he was decidedly of opinion that no good would result from a recog- nition of belligerency. In the Senate foreign affairs commitvee Mr. Cameron is tae only member who shows any Serious disposition to push things for the Cuvans, and it is by no means certain that he would vote Jor belligerent rights, ‘The House comunitiee is uearer favoring recognition, but not likely te do more thao report for strict neutrality between the Cubans and Spaniards. Reduction of Taxation. [Washington (Feb. 1s) correspondence Boston Post.) So.ue crroneous lnpressions have gone hence in lelegrains relative to the posttion of the President and Ways and Means Committee as to the Fundiag bill. It appears that the President was not calied upon formally by any member of the committee to consult upon the sudject, but at the State dinner ‘ast Wednescay an iifofmal and purely accidental brief conversation on the subject wok place between the President and General Schenck, im which the former expressed the opinion that tt woula be advis- aoe to reduce taxation in une gate, ary Oly inuitons; nut HO suggestion Was made as to the pro- Portion of Luis sum that shouid come off the tart or of the internal taxes. The action of the comuittee yesverday was nob based upon this suggestion of the President, though the con- versation Was referred to -by the chairman of the committee. As to the alleged postponement of action upon the funding bill, there has peen no suggestion looking to thatend. All the foundation to the report of @ postponement secms to be based upon the remark of the President and some mem- vers of the committee, that even if the junding bill Shall pass, practically the vill wili pot be fuily oper- ative in css than a year. SOCIAL EQUALITY IN WASHINGTON. Forney’s Evening Party—Black Spirits and White, Red Spirits and Gray. WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 1870, Joun W. Forney has made himself a very remark- able gocial innovator under the new order of things prescribed by Sumner e¢ al. While others have con- tented themselves, under the M{teenth amendinent, with according political equality “without distinc tion of race or color,” John W. has gone a very big step farther on the path of progress, Tie has reduced the equality dogma to its logical social consequences, that is to say he haa thrown wide open lus doors and beckoned Mr. Sambo, Mr. Lo as wellas Mr. Caucassian to enter. Last Thursday eventng, his invitation thus geuerally extended, was accepted, and the soclal wonder, so long dreaded, became wn fait accompli. Forney’s evening party was indeed the most remarkable of the season. No other man in Washington could have gathered togetuer such a@ curious social melange, made up as it was, of all po- litical and physical shades except, perhap:, the Mongoltan, There were President Grant, Secretaries Fish, Boutwell, Belknap aod Cox; Attorney General Hoar and Postmaster General Creswell; and, right at their ministerial elbows, nay, fraternizing on a perfect level for the nonce (\was it for the nonce, Colonel?) was Professor Vashon (colored), of the Howard University, 9 scientific worthy addicted to spectacles and big words; also Joun F. Cook, an- other colored gentieman, who tills the position of City Register in this town; also two or three other darkies, whose names I cannot recall now; aiso some Indian netables; and toon think of acrowd Oo! distinguished Senators aud Representatives, with a sprinkiiug of Supreme Court Judges, wuree or four diplomats and a general mucun gatherum of radicals, copperheads, conser- vatives aud all sorte of political odds aud ends, What do you think of that fora social feat? Could anybody else but tue facile aud jJascinating Jonn Ww. have accomplished it? If there is one other 1 don’t Know bis naine. ‘The party iu very truth demonstrated one curious fact, mamciy—iwat social equality is not such a dreadfuily repulsive thing alter all. These colored guests of Forucy were dressed well, beuaved well aad were treuved weil. A lew mistakes occurred, which may be pardoned under the circumstances, For instauce, slajor Poore (white) unintentionully tortured Vashon (black) Poore came late, aud was \tursty. Vashon, with his specks o0, sat al the table. Satu Poore to Vashon:— “Go and get me some wine, my good fellow.” Said Vasuon, witn all the dignity of is race, to Poore:—"sir, { think we have met before at Sum- ner’s, 1 believe I am addressing Major Yoore, am { not? And the Major must rememoer we dined together with Senator Sumuer.” Said Poore:—“Ob, | beg your pardon, sir, How are you, Professor?’ And Poore and Vashon embraced. It isn’t neces- Sarry to explain that Poore seeing Vasnon (a colored man) at the table supposed Vashon to be a waler and ordered the wine. Mistakes will happen um the best regulated families, you Know. One of the best ways to give your readers an in- sight into the characters 13 to give names. Follow- ing 13 a Net of the most prominent persons besides the Cabinet officers I nave named:—Old Simon Cameron, formerly the deadiy foe of Forney; Judge Davis, of the United States Supreme Court; Judge Casey, of the Court of Claims; Senators Carpenter, Fenton, Drake, Harlan, Howe, Patterson, Kamsey, Morrili of Vermont, Thayer, Howard and Schurz; Representatives Sanka, Benton, Bingbam, Cox, Cullom, Dickey, Donley, Getz, Gilfil- lan, Kelley, Lawrence, Mercur, ONeill, Myers, Morrell. Townsend, Paimer, Rog: ers, Roots, Sargent, Stokes, Negiey, Van Wyck, McCormick, Upson and Welker; Commis- stoner Capron, Mayor Bowen, Judge Holt, Admiral Dabigren, Lieutenant Commander Chandler, Judge Carter, John Potts, Cnief Clerk Oe War Depart- ment; Major Slack and Major Cash, of the Marine Corps; Mr. F, EF. Bille, Chargé d’Affaires of Den- mark; Rey. J. P. Newman, v. Dr. Sunderland, Rev. ‘Mr. Rankin, W. J. McDonald, Onlef Clerk of ; Hon, W. ii, Smith, Solicitor of Internal Revenue; Hon. Caleb Cushing, Hon. J. M. Brodhead, Second Comptroller; 'T. L. Tullock, A. R, Shepherd’ W. W. Corcoran, Kobert T. Lincoln, W. 8. Hunting: ton, Frankiin Philp, A. 8. Solomons, Ben ¥F. French, H. Semken, W. G. Mewzerott, F. A. Chase, 0. Dr. F. T. Howe, A. B. Mullett, Clinton Lioyd, Mr. McMullin, of Virginia; Mdwara Clark, arcnitect Capitol extension; Martin Bresch, @ prominent banker of ierlin, Prussia; G. C. Rice, Superintend- ent of the Treasury Department; F. A. Boswell, So we did, Cuy Collector; Surveyor Donegan, Hon. E, C. eld, r of the Treasury; Jobn F. Cook, City Register; Dr. A. T. huguste, Profeasor George B, Vashon, Professor Benjamin Pierce, Dav Ww. ‘Simon Wolf, Charles H. Fowler, i. 8 Vandermilt, 8 P. Brown, Robert Rell Hon, A. G. Kiddie, General O. U, Howard, Major Forney, Charles H. Sherreil, G. B. Ringwalt, F. H. Smith, Alderman Clarke, Major George Hill, D, C. Forney, C. 8, Noyes, 8. H. Kaufmann, M. W. Barr, F. A. Richardson, J, B. Stillgon, A. G, Allen, J. C. Forney, Jr,, G. A. Townsend, J. B. McCullah, J. H. Kiley, L. Q. Washington, Porter C. Bliss, J. FP. Myers, ‘Thomas B. Florence, O. K, Harri, F. ©, Gray. ‘Tue party did not break up until after midnight, FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS, Second Session. SENATE. WASHINGTON, Feb, 19, 1830. RESOLUTIONS OF THE VIRGINIA LEGISLATORE. ‘The Vick PRESIDENT laid before the Senate reso- luuons of the Virginia Legislature for the removal of political disabilities incurred by the people of Virginia by reason of the late war, wdich was tabled, THE JRFFERSON PAPERS, ; Mr. Hows, (rep.) of Wis., from the Library Com- mittee, reported a joint resolution for the return of certain private papers of Thomas Jefferson to his executor, Which was taken up and passed. BILLS INTRODUCED. Mr. WILSON, (rep.) of hass., introduced a bill to provide for the disposal of useiess military reserva- ons, which was rejerred to une Military Comunittee, Mr. Wilson’s bill authorizes the secretary of War to transier tu the Secretary of the Interior, lor «is- ition according vo the exist:ng laws of tne Unitea iaies, the military reservatious at Forw Lave and Wallace, Orego ‘ort Searan, Kansas; Camp Mc- Garry, Nevada; Fort Sumner, New Mexico, and por- tions of tue Fort Bndgcr Reservation, Wyonung territory. Mr, MORRILL, (rep.) Of Me,, introduced @ bill rela- uve to unexpended appropriations, which was re- ferred to the Vomunttee on Appropriauous, Mr, Morrul’s bill provides that ull balances of un- expendea appropriations shall be covered iio the ‘treasury at the end of two years from the time the original appropriations were made; and tat at the begining of each iléva) year sucn portions of un- expended ba.ances shall ve coveced into the 1reasury as the respective ueaos of tue departments stall certify are not required for'use during said year. COLLECLION O! TAXES OF INDIANS. Mr. THURMAN, (dem.) Of UNIO, offered # resolution, which was ugreeu to, calung upon toe President Jor information as to whetner any officer of the gov- ernment had, contrary to tne treaty of July 19, 1809, with the Cherokee uation, enforced taxes upon pro- ducts manufactured in tue Cherokee nation and solid within Indian territory, THE HIGHT HOUR LAW. Mr, SPENCER, (rep.) Of Ala., vy Uuantmous consent adgaressed the Senacve upon the bill to regulate the huurs of Jabor of government laborers od inechaa- tes, His speech was mainly in reply to the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Morrill) who had assuined that tue eight hour sysem necessitated & corresponding re- duction in the wages of laborers, He advocated the claims upon the goverument of the laboring c.asses in government employ and urged the passage v1 the Pending bili upon this subject without amendment, so that the beneficent purposes of the ent bour system might be secured to those ior whose benelit they were designed. QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE, Mr. Tiron, (rep.) of Neb., rising to @ privileged question, said it appeared by the Giove that on the previous day the Senawr from Massachusetts (Mr. Sumner) had torwarded to the Clerk ana bad read a telecram trom the Governor of Nebraska announcing the rauificaiion of the fiiveenth amendment by the Legislature of that State. Belleviag that paruamen- tary courtesy roqnired that gucn intelligence siould be communicated by one of the Senators represent- mg that State, he would now inquire of his col- league (Mr. Thayer) whether he nud received any offivial information on the suvject. Mr. THAYER, (rep.) of Neb., said he had received from the Governor of Nebraska 2 despatch suuilar in purport to one which bad been read at the sug- esuion of Mr. Sumner. If the Governor of Ne- aska bad desired the reading at the Clerk’s desk ol any telegram from hun be (Mr. Thayer) thougat that a senator from Nebraska would lave deen pre- Jerred by the Governor to make the request. OREGON RAILROAD LAND GRANT. Mr. WILLIAMS, (rep.) of Oregon, cailed up the bill graoting lauds to wid in the construction of a rai- road and teegraph line from Portland to Astoria and McMinnville, in the State of Oregon. Mr. THURMAN addressed the Senave iu opposition to the land grant coutained iu the bill, He said tue government had given twelve railiions of acres or more of and to the Union Pacific Railroad, seven or elght milous more w the Ceniral Pacuic, twenty mililions (at the very least) to the Northern Paettic Kailroad; and there were now a dozen bil pending by which it was propused to graut subsidies to rail- roads running in every direction, which would with- draw irom toe public domain au additional uundred millions of acres, lie belie, al the couatry’s great source of prosperity was in her cheap lauds; that 1t was that cheapness of land which had enabled 80 large a poruign of the american peopie to become owners of real esmle; tuat enabled a man to say ‘This cabin ls my own, sus laud I will leave to iny children afer me, and they, too, will be landowners in the land of thei: birth.” This consideration had doae more, perhaps, than any other to make us @ high-spirited, virtuous people. But uow every year made 1t more dimcult Jor the poor man to get & lurm, and for tue poor me- chante to get a tenement. Every year the price of land was more enhanced. Besides, 1t sould not be forgovten that 1 ali countries there Were to be found vast tracts of lauds which could not be occupied by the agricuitarist, but only by a roving population in she raising of cattle, Ol this character was the vast Wact betweeg Nebraske apa Calioruig, Wulch would iessen the Vast expanse of available Hendy, je pro- ceeded to show coat im proportion as Were given away to corporauons, and thelr price thereby enhanced, it was made more dimcult for the people vo acquire homes for wnemselves and tueir cluidren. In doubitng the price of lands through the medium of land grants to railroads the government, ike a iand- shark, sought to take advantage oO! the uecessities of the peopie. A recent estiinace, leaving Cuincse immigration out of the question, piaced tno popula tion of the United States at one hundred and six Toulions. In less than sixty years, perhaps wishin tne iifetame of the youngest memver of tue Senate, we would have a population of two tuudred mil- lions. Where, theu, would be our homes for that independent agricultural population which was the very best reliance of the country tor ils virtue, sta- bility and prosperity ? Mr. STEWART, (rep.) of Nev., said he had supposed that the boast or the American prone Was te aegres of progress with which the Western country had been developed. He did not propose to have our public domain a8 w heritage for future generations, but would Lave tne present age realize the greatness und grandeur of the country. He believed that a policy of disirivuting the public lands in aid o} ratiroads was the best that couid be devised. These companies must live and therefore must dispose of these lands, which, under the bill, were to be sold to actual settlers. He said the country demanded opportunity for expansion westward; that ratirouds were the most efficient mediums.of development, and therefore ne wanted more railroads. Mr. HAMLIN, (rep.) of Me., Said One Of the greatest improvements 01 the age Was cheap and rapid trans- portation, and that these valuable facilties, where vbe effect was iargely to enbauce the vaiue of the jand, should not be denied to Oregon, when ali other ‘States had beeu similarly favored, Mr. CaSsERLY, (dem.) of Cal., disclaimed any mo- tive of hostility to that form of ‘American enterprise which would develop the wealto of the Pacific coast, but asserted his determined opposition to a continuance of the present system of distriouting tne public domain in parcels by land grants to ratiroada, ‘These great land monopolies, be urged, were the cause of alarm to the people of the country, pecially to the working masses, Who, With a natural Intuition, scented the danger to them in the estab- lishment of an overshadowing power by the posses- sion of land. In view of the immense grants of land to the four Pacific railroad companies, tne aggregate since 1850 exceeding one hundred and twenty iil- lions of acres, he desired to ask she Senate wo pause aud consider the cousequences of such @ policy. ‘That railroads had contriouted to develop the material wealth of the counwy Was uot a suilicient argu- inent to cautle them to rule the country. In reply to the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Stewart), whowe Idea ‘was to give away everything for the present hour, he Claimed that the government of tite United States beld these lanas in trust, not to the present gen tion, but for the millions io come after us. He sp- pealed to the Senaie to deal with the question with some reference to the wishes, feelings and apprehen- sions of the great bodv of the people. KeTerring to the sentiment of his own State, he said he was per- #onally in entire accord with the position recently assumed by the Legislature of California upon the subject, and read at length from a series of resolu. tions adopted by that body wi unprecedented unanimity. « The motion to indefinitely postpone was not agreed to, and a vote being taken 1 motion to strike out of the Dill ail provisions appropriatin, lands to the proposed road the motion was defe: by yeas 3, nays, 37—the yeas being Messrs. serly, Davis and Saulsbury. Mr. Thurman was ao- sent and paired off. A provi- ° The bill was then variously amended. sion was adopted probibitiug the company from taking up any lana containing iron or goid, The bull then MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT. A message was received from the President in response to @ resolution of the Senate relating to a Pe confict between Colonel Baker and tne In- Lane. ‘The Senate shortly after four o'clock adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 1870, THE FORT COLLINS RESKRVATION. Mr. JULIAN, (rep.) of Ind., from the Committee on Public Lands, reported a bill declaring the jands con- stituting the Fort Collins Military Reservation, in Colorado, subject to pre-emption and homestead entry. Passed. After a discussion as to the order of business the House went into Committee offtue Whole, Mr. Cessna in the chair. and resumed the consideration of THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL. A division OD an amendment digciosed wae absence of 8 quorum, when the chairman directed the roll te be called. A quorum of members baving answerea, Seb commen progeeded with the consideration of An amendment offered by Mr. Frrcu, (rep.) of Nev., for an Spyrourianon of $91,000 fur @ branch mint a6 Carson City, Nevada, gave rise to considerable dis- cussion, ab tie close ‘A which the ‘amendment was agreed to, Mr. Dawes, (rep,) of Mass, remarked that he Would cali the yeas und nays on it in the House. Mr. ARNELL, (rep.) of Tenn, moved an appropria- tion of $15,000 for the Bureau of Education. Pending acuon on the amendment, the committee Tose at fifteen minntes past three. STAYING OF BXECUTIONS. Mr. McCrary, (rep.) of lowa, introduced a Dill to Provide stay of execution in certain cases. Re- Jerred. ‘his bull is intendea to afford some reitef against the be agent of the recent legal tender cecision. It gives stay of execuuon on all judg- ments lounded on debts contracted prior to the 11! July, 1862-—the dute of the passage of the frst legal tender wet—for from one to four years, accord- ing to the amount; bus it provides tuatu the plain- UT im such judgment will receive his pay m cur- rency there shail be no stay, and that whenever speci® payments are resumed ail stays under te act sali terminate, PSTITIONS PRESENTED, By Mr. KELLEY, (rep,) of f'a.—Uf 4,000 citizens of eunsylvani® praying Oongress to accord to the fant repaolic oO: Cuba” belligerent righia and ww recognize its independence. By Mr. WARD, (rep.) of N. Y.—Of citizens of Corn- ing, New York, @gainst continuance of the income rs by Messré. WARD, Woop, STEVENSON and Bar- NUM—1o restore Lhe tariff rates on imported cigars. By Mr, SPRVENSON, (rep.) of Ohio—OF citizens und business men of Clocinuau for the repeal of tle tax on sales. By Messrs. STEVENSON and KELLOGG—Against an imcrease of the duty on steei. Mr. MOOR#, (tep.) Of N. J.—For the protection of navigation iuteresis against Stale and muuiclpal exactions. By Mr. WARD—Several petitions to abolish the franking privilege. CONTRSTED BLECTION CASKS, Mr. GARFIELD, (rep.) Of Oh, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following rule:— ‘The Committee on Elections for the Forty-firat Congress aball consist of Gtteen members, and each contested case may be assigned by the chalrmanto a special commitice of three members thereof fur their exclusive consideration, and such special commitiee anus report sus decision in the case directly to the House. He said that no election committee was now inan exceptional situation. Since this Congress began there were thirty-tive contested election cases, eleven of which bad been decided, the remaining twenty- four being yet to be adjudicated. Only in eight cases had the testimony been yet printed, ang in those eight cases the testimony amounted to 2,938 printed pages. In tue same proportion the testi- mony in all the cases Would make avout nine thou- sand printed pages. It was manifestly impossible for the comunitiee to get through the work, and the Committee on Rules thought {t best to report tis rule, It was understood, although it could not be stated in the rule, dive the Speaker would appoint five members to represent the democratic party aud ten members to represent the majority, ‘The sub- committee of three, whicn, by the understood count, would consist of two repubicans and one democrat, would examine the case referred to it and report directly to the Huuse without laying it vefore the whole committee. In that way the vast mass of business before tne ¢lection committee could be worked off. The rule, as proposea py the chairman of that committee (Mr. rane) Would be too much @ matter of chance, and the Comiittze on Rules was not wiliing to report it, He spoke the sentiments of the Committee on Rules when he said that tue wooile practice of settling contested election cases Was one they musi all deplore. It was a sad state of affairs to have a judicial question dectacd on strict party lines. Mr. Cox, (deu.) of N. Y., stated that as a member of the Committee on Rules he concurred in the re- Port just made, although it did not reach that point Of perfection which all desired, Tne House should adopt some such plan as tuat followed in the English Parliament, where contested elections are referred to independent, impartial judges, who nold courts in the various boroughs and counties. Mr. Brooks, (dcm.) of N. Y., unother member of the Committee on Ruies, sald ne bad assented to the report, not because he approved it, but because he could hut get anything better, aud because tho Method proposed was better than the existing 4ys- tem. He would rather trust vo chance, to lottery, whetber he were in a minority or @ majority, for the selection of A commiltee than to any such party-or- ganized committee as this must necessarily be in a division Of ten to five. In point of fact, elecuion ques- Uons should pot be left to members of the House, but to some judicial bouy. The present judicial sys tem Was S30 deplorable tnat be woud rush to any better one the majority might concede, There wus nothing so bad as the prosent system. In tbe revolutions of ume the party now in tie majority Would inevitably become the party of the minority. He trempied for the fatal precedent that had been set by the majority, He accepted this pro tempore in the hope that the majority would devise some better system, oy Which all members could be free from party obligations and party prejadic A tenn contested elecllon cased Gould be di uctally. Mr. STEVENSON, a8 member of the Election Com- mittee, approved of the “proposed rule, and rejoiced That it resulted frow his action jn having the original proposition referred to the Comuaittee on Kules. ‘The Committee on Elections baa not, durlug this term, acted in aay case without full justification on precedents made by ilie party ou the other side, aud precedents that were believed to be souud. The ruie was adopted and the House then went into Committee of the Whoie, Mr. BLuatk ia ihe chatr, for general debate. Speeches were made, or were permitted to be printed, by Messrs, Stevenson, Cox, Jonnson, Mungen, V1iman and McCorinick, after which the Commitiee rose, aad the House at Jorty-five migutes past three adjourned. INDIAN TREALY SWi\DLEs. the President Stamps Ont Four Indian Treaty Swindlee=Twelve More Swindles Yet demain to be Disposed Of WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 1870, The fact that the President had withdrawn the “Kaw” and turee other Indian “treaties” was an- nounced to the public a few days since im a three line despatch, Very few who read the simple announcement realized that the President nad thereby summarily prevented the perpetration of four of the most hefarious swindies on record, for which he deserves allcredit and the thanks of an overtaxed people. He has taken astep m the rigbt direction, but a further advance is now au absolutes necessity. Twelve more Indian treaty swindles are yet peuding in the Senate, any one of which may be ratuied in secret session when there are but Ubree Senators present. If the Prestdent will withdraw the whole batch the miserable busingss will ve Mnished for- ever. The peopie have no idea what an enormous swindle there Ls in the whole Indian treaty business, Sappose Fisk, Jr., should make a# treavy with the citizens of Mackerelville for the purchase of the north end of Manhattan isiand, would the Uniced States Senate gravely proceed to ratity it and order patents to oe lssued lor the iand? Suppose Comuussioner of luternal Revenue Rol- lus bad made w treaty with the Fenian Brotuer- hood, providing that no member of that organiza. tion sould be subject to taxation, aud .that President Jounson had signed it, would the present Senate ratuy it and hold i to be binding un Presi- dent Grant ana Commissioner Delano? Are suci suppositions ridiculous? Let us see. Atticie sixteen of the treaty, uegotiaied by Mr. N. G. ‘Taylor, President Johnsou’s Comuiussioner of Indian Affairs, with the **Cuerokee Navion,” is a8 foliowa:—""Every Cherokee shall nave the right to Sell the product of bis farm, inciuding ds Live stuck or auy Merchandise or Manufaciured products, and to ship or drive the same to market without re- straint or paying tux thereon to tue United States, or any Oue Ol them’? Tuis treaty was fully exposed in the HeRacp of January 26. It is signed by President Johoson and was by nim marked ‘confidential nd tranemitied to the Senate, where it is yet pending, witu eleven others of stuilar character, and if ratified In Senate secret session, though no more than three Sevavors may be present, it Will be held to be the supreme law of tue jand. President Grant has notuing what- ever to do witn it, He has no power tu the matter except to Withdraw, whivn It is Loped ie will exer- cise without delay. Under the last administration a treaty was nego- tiated with the Kaw indians by which they ceded ‘208,640 acres of land to oue of the Kansas subsi- dized = ratiroad rporations—the Union Pacitic Soutuern branch. it was sent to tue Senate, where it Was pending when withdrawn by President Grant. ‘To illustrate the greed of the corporation | quote a soos Of @ wettier’s protest against its racifica- von:— ‘The Union Pacific Railread (Southern branch) ts 170 mil long, running from Juuction Kansas, to the south of the state. The cowpany advertise for sale |,80,0) acres of land—most of it « tree gift from Congress— Of $4 per acre... Davis county bon Morris county bon ‘rst mortgage {$9,000 per mille of fosd.. Total in possession of company. ‘The property now deld, and w coi ed bonus given to it, 1s equal to %59,000 per mile of road, which will cost in the praizie country through which it runs leas ‘than $26,000 per mile, By the now ding “Kaw treaty” the company are seeking io soquire 08,440 acros more, wich ona, could ‘sell at a price that would leave a prout of The protest a) to have been effective. The President withdrew the treaty aud the job was nipped in the bu: tf ‘ould be {n mind that all the Indian id. bo treaties now pending in the Senate were negotiated during the administration of Presidents Lincoln and Jonnson. ‘eaident Grant has negotiated none. Our present Commissioner of Indian Affairs, General E. S. Parker, in his last anaval report delivered the lollowing sensible opinion on the subject: — Ithas become 9 matter of serious import whether the treaty 4 im uge ought fonger to. be cyatinued.. tu my dud it should not. A troaty involves the idea of & com- pact between two or more soveroign Pa sulictent authority and force t6 compel the obligations incurred. The Indiam tribes of the Unitea Blates are not sovereign mations, ea) of making treaties, as none of them have au orgaal vermment of suck te herent strength as would secure @ faithful obedience of ite peonle im the observance ef compacts of this character. are held to be the wards of the goverament, and the only title the law concedes to them to the lands they occupy or élaim ioe mere possessory one, But, because ies have been made with them, generally for the extinguishment of their mappos od absolute title to land inhabited by them, or over which they roam, they bave become falecly impressed with the notion of national independence. It is time that thie Idea auld be dispelled and the goverament cvase the cruel farce of thus dealing with its helpless and iguorant wards, The Chernkce treaty, exposed in whe H#RALD more than a year since, and again on tue 26ta ult, 18 oe bending in the Senate, Jt is not an administration measure, and it 8 to be hoped that no influence will be found powertul enough to preveat tte President from Withdrawing tt, together with its eleven com- pauions, ‘The tourteeath amendment to the con- #UtUtiOn declares ail persons born or naturalized in the Umited States citizens thereof, ‘Tue wild Indians subsisting wholly orin part on the bounty of the woverument muat be regarded for yeurs to come as pauper citizeus or wards of tne goverament; the civilized, seif-sustaining tr.bes must give up their tribal reiatious—tue worst form of siavery—and be come citizens in fact, as they are already in law, CRIME IN NEW JERSEY. Sentence Day in the Essex County Oyer and Ter- miner — Seventy-four Convicts Disposed Of—Leouhardt Schwun, the Newark Murderer, Sent to State Prison for Twenty Years. Yesterday, in the Essex County Court of Oyer and Terminer, heid at Newark, was probably the most interesting Of the entire session which 1s now near Che close, It was *senvence day,” and long before the judges took their seats the relatives and triend® of prisoners, together with a large nufiver of other people guided purely from curious motives, began vo throng the court room in the left wing of the ancient Loombs-like building, located at the head of Market street, fronting southward. ‘The calender disposed of was unusually lengthy, though the cases, with a few exceptions hereinafter mentioned, were chiefly of a trifling or at least unimportant nature. It contained the names of about ninety convicts; but only seventy-tour were sentenced. Of these one was convicied of murder, one of manslaugi wo for adultery, four for iegal voung, tour tor prize- fighting, eight for keeping disorderly houses, and the remainder for burglary, assault and battery, Jarceny, &c, dhortly after cleven o'clock, Judge Depue, pre- siding, and Associate Judges Taese, Guild, Ise and Williams took their seats, In the case of Davidson vs. Morrison and Briggs, a civii cauee tried in the early part of the gession, Judge Depue rendered a ecision in favor of the plaintim, after which RORANNA ROGERS, CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGITER, was called up for sentence. The prisoner is a young married woman of about twenty-eight years, with dark balr aud eyes and a flat, round face, ulinost de- void of expression. She was neutly attired and wore @ jaunwy hat and feather, with a biue veil. Her husband, mother and sister occupied a froat seat in the audience, Sae was indicted, as wili be remem- bered, for killing her step brother, one James Sneri- dan, with whom sie had become involved one night in a drunken quarrel. During the trial there was a good deal of Dard swearing, all the principal wit- esses being near reiatives. 1t was proven that de- ceased, before he received the blow of a smoothing iron resuluing in bis death, caught her by the bar and dragged her all around the Moor, besides using the Vilest language and abuse towaras ber. The jury in ber cage were over twenty hours aeliberat- Ing On & verdict and finally last Wednesday agreed upon manslaughter, with a recommendation to mercy. la view of many mitigaung circumstances in the case the presiding Judge said tit the court would send her to tue county jali for tive mouths, She was removed to the prisoders room and LEOTARD SCHWUN—THE MURDERE STAHL, arraigned belore tue bar for sente ‘This pris- oner, after a tedious trial lasting five days, waa fouud guilty of murder in the second degree, in hay- jog fatally stabbed auring the course of a aranken brawl on the night of the 28th of last Noveinver, a fellow boarder named Cornelius Stab! On the trial it Was not proweu that Schwun used the fetal knife, though the circumsiantial evideace strongly pomted tat way, yet tue jury Wook some twenty-seven hours before they could agree upon a verdict, in Javor of a higher degree than tae one thud upon. On being placed at the bar yesi convict presented te same calm, gee ec on ap- pearance which haa characterized tis bearing from the beginning. If anything, he bore a cheertui ex- pression. He was senieuced to serve twenty years ut hard labor in the Stace Prison. When walking of he suddenly stopped, turned round to the court and said, “1 thank you, Judge.” That bis thanks are genuiue Were fs litte doubt, for in the prisoners’ TOOM, 4s also in jail, he repeatedly expressed himself “the happtest man in Newark.” He nas been most exempiary io his conduct while in prison and seems to lave already commenced the c of a plan for the future. ‘This 13 to so conduct him- self in prison to win a cowmutation of fis sen- tence from the Court of Pardons and then on oeing berated ake a bee line for the West. He is only twenty-61X years of age. “OU, MY SON, MY SON !7 One nigiit some six or seven wee's ago a New Yorker named Stephen Bonneli, of jovial pro- chvities, dropped into a saloon to have a last nip, and there met @ young man of lusinnaling Manners named Andrew Sheridan. The ‘last nip’ was mal- Uplied several umes, and the two left tie 3: wether. On the way home, Andrew peng sober of the two, conceived the idea that he Was bet- ber able to take care of Stephen's oncy than Stephen himself, and accordingly relieved tbe latter of nis Wailet contaluing an entire week's wages. ihe dar after Stephen caused the arrest of Andrew on the charge Of nighway robbery. Andrew affected tue utmost surprise, and stoutly denied the base insinu- ation. He was indicted, tried and ound guilty ana yesterday sent to the State Prison ior five years, ‘ue Mowent Lhe last two words dropped trom Judge Depue’s lips a Woman in ¢he audience uite a piercing suriek and cried, “On, my son, wy son |’? The incident caused quite & scusation iu court for a few moments. : THE DENMAN-HEDPNBERGH COWHIDING AFFAIR. Last summer, during a trip across the Atiantic, Mr. Watson S. Hedenbergn, a wéll-to-do Broad street svorekeeper, used language, as alleged, unbecoming @ gentleman regarding the conduct of a New Or- leans merchant named Ralph M. Deaman, formerly of Newark, at the funeral of @ near relative of the latter, Some months later, iast October, the } guage used by Hedentberg was reported to Denman, who, through & friend, demandea satisiaction in the smape of a — written apology or otherwise. Hedediergh woula no agree to a written apology, though he rade a verbal one. ‘This did not satisfy. and the upshot was that pen- man armed himself with @ stout cowhide, iay in walt for the other party and admiuisiered a severe castigation. ‘The result was considerabie local commouon, the arrest of Denman on a criminal charge—to which ne pleaded guiliy—und, finaiiy, Yesterday his arraignment in court for sentence, The Court Imposed a ine of $250, and took occasion to remark that (he legal nature thereoi was duc w the fact that the matter had been referred to a com- mittee of arbitration, Who would decide the exact Value of te damage dove Mr. Hedenpergu’s person. “GO, AND SIN NO MORK. Martin Leach and Bridget Sunth, severally in- dicted and found guilty of having violated the seventh injunction o1 the decalogue. were sentenced, the former to pay a fine of fifty dollars and the lat- ter half that awonnt. ‘Tha: wie penillies are Jargely due to the iact that it came to the ears of the Court that tne husoand of bridget and tre wife of Martian had mutuaily agreed to say 10 their Wworser hatves, ‘Go and sin no more.” FISTIANA BROUGUT TO GRIER. William Alien avd Hugh Liawkins, two disciples Of figtiana, Indicted and found guiity ona charge ot being Ls ged o8 princtpas tn a prize fight at Orange 6Ome montis ago, together with their sec. Bernard McCormack and Wijiam Contor, in- dicted and found guilty of aiding tu the eucouuter, were placed the bar for sentence. In sending them to the county jail eacn for three months Judge Depue expressed the hope that tuis example would be the means of breaking up such disgraceful as well as brutul sceaes. A MOVE TOWARD BALLOT-BOX PURIFICATION. Dennis McMahon, Charles Heron and Walter McGee, tried and found gi +Of having voted ulegaily at the last general ¢: yo, together with an adviser named Patrick Hand, were arraigaed for senteace and severally -ent to the county jail ior two moaths each. Among the other conviots sentenced were William A. Werknheiser, @ conductor of the Morris and Essex Ratlroad, forfejecting a passenger, convicted of as- Sault, ined two dollars; J. A. Mittnacht, a young man, for agsauicing his former partaer. fined yivd; Francis McGuirk, a barber. for barbarously assaulting with a razor # citizen, two years iu State Prison; Cwm Jone: colored Intelligence ayent, who claims to have been the vody servant of gallant Phti Kearny, tor ulting & coustable, Hued five dollars. NAVAL INTELUIGENCE, Lieutenant Commander Charles Blake is ordered to duty as cbief of staff of the Southern squadron of the North Atlantic feet. Lieutenant Commander J. A. Sands is dei end vet laced on waiting orders. One detached from orduance duty at New fork and ordered to the Alaska. ARMY INTELLIGENCE, Leave of absence for three months on a surgeon's certificate of disability is granted Brevet Brigadier General B. 8. Hill, Lieutenant Colonel Fifth artil- lery, Brevet Brigadier General T. T. Rodenbergh, Major, unattached, paving been appointed by the becrotary of War Deputy Governor of tne Solaiers’ Home, on the recommendation of the Board of Commissioners thereof, will report accordingly. He tw consequently relieved from recruiting service. THE MONARCH. Arrival of the British Iron-Clad at Annapolis— Reception of Captain Commerell by Secretary Robesou—Courtesies of the Maryland Le- Gislature Extended to the Officers of the Monarch—Appearance of the Famous War Steamer—Expected Visit from President Grant. ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. 19, 1870, At daybreak this morning the British iron-elad Monarch was discovered lying im tne Koads, an- chored about four mies of. The sun rose cicar and bright, and @ heavy wind biowed from theiand. As #00 as the vessel was reported Commodore Worden sent off an officer of his staff to present mis compli- ments and tender the hospitalities of the yard. ‘The Gne steamtug Triana, Mr. Buck master, on duty regularly atthe Washington Navy Yard, but here for temporary duty, was at the aame time sent out and placed at the disposal of the English vessel, The staf oficer upon going aboara was reccived by the executive oMcer of the Monarch, Captain Com- merell not yet having made his appearance. The exe- cutive oflcer stated that he should communicate the message of Commodore Worden, and it was ar- ranged that Captain Commereil would land at half- past ten o'clock, At nine o'clock the marine bat- talon was under ar and formed on the parade deck under Captuin F, Fendail and Lieutenant W. B. Siack. Alter going (through the usual forms Of dress parade the men were marcied back to their barracks to awalt further orders, Secretary tobe- sun, WhO Was accompaniod by Mrs. Cadwaliader and Mrs. Raw! and Mr. Pendleton, having arrived last night, 11 was arranged to extend to the Secre- tary the usual honors on occasion of oMicial visits, The vattalicn of midstipmen, with the Acad- emy bana, were drawn up on the parade under Liewtenant Commander ofl’, Assist. ant instructor of Iniantry Tactics, ‘The Sec. retary was asccompaniet on the grouna by Commodore Worden, Superintendent; Captain 8. P. Carter, Commandant of Miashipmen, and the officers on duty at the Academy were aivo assembied in full uniform, Notwithstanding Wie brisk port er blow- ing & number Of the Ladies of tie y. rd and a goodly aelegation irom the town gathered to wit.ess the dimplay. AL ten o'clock the Secretary was escorted on board the gunghlp Santee, Tue Union Juck was thrown to the breeze (row the main, a salute of fifteen guna was fired, under command of Master Burns; a de- tachmént of marines, under Captata Feudall and Lientenants Slack and Gibson, was formed on tie quarter deck, and also saluted as the Secretary came ubourd. Tue Secretary Was accompanied br Commodore Worden, Captain Carver, Commanders Greer and Skerrett aud Lieutenant Commanders Cofliu and Terry and Thomas E. stewart, ex member of Congress trom New York. The party having re- mained on doard for afew minutes returned to the Commodore's resideace. By thus time the steamtug Triana Was seen approaching frou the English ves- sel. By previous arrangement it was known to con- tain the principal persons on pourd tie English vee- sel. Commodore Worden and Captain Carter pro- ceeded to the landing to await the arrival of the tug. A sergeant’s guard of marines, under Sergeant Scal- Jan, Was drawo up on the dock, Us being the ex- tent of the display to whick a captain is entitied by the rezuiations, “At hall-past len o'clock the tug came alongside. ‘The party, consisting of Captain Comuerell und Lieutenant Wintz, of his stam, Bre- vet Major Gardner, ol the Marine Arullery, and Gov- ernor Chamberiain, of Maine; Captain Ward aud Mr. Fane, attach sof the British Legation in Washing ton were received With aue houor upon diseaiburk- ing. Fire oMcers were escorted to the Commodore's residence, where they were preseuted to he Secre- tary of the Navy. After & wrief aclay kee a coin- mittee srow the Legisiature of the land, Consisting of = Mr, of the aod = Mess: and = sa , Of ti gates, catied and extended the privileges of tue floor of thelr respective bodies, The party returned lo the Naval Academy, anc ‘Traus, returned vw the Mouai exchanged, owing to the duilies Joading the guas of the Monarch—a very singular reason. Jt 18 wrule, also, in tae Hngiish wavy, 16 seems, hot to fire salutes from vessels under a cer- tain number of guns. The Acaacniy gunsuip Santee had part of her battery ioaded for a salute of seven guns, tue allowance of acommander. the salute, therefore, aid not come of, It is duderstood tuat the vessel Will remain at the Acadcuty for ten days. To-morrow Commodore Woruen and family will dine with Captain Comimereli on board the Mouarci. On Monday Captain Commerell and the oMicers of the ship will dine with Governor bowie, at the Gubernatorial Mansion. On Mouday ight the oMicers of the Navai Academy will give a bali lo the oMcers of the Monarch. Inyi'ations have been sent to the Vresideut and leading oflicials in Wasbing- ton. On ‘Tuesday moratng Captaim Commereil wili Visit Washingion. On Wednesday the Naval Com- witiees of poth Houses of Congress are expec ‘Thoy will Visit the English vessel ou one of our own double-turreticd monitors, We Amphitrite or the Tonawanda, commanded by Commander Howesou. Otber civilities will be shown during the of the Monarch, The Presideut ts expect: e early next week, but what day 1s not known. Althougi it Was not known tuat the Monarch had arrived until daylight this morning, sue reacued her anchorage about hail-past seven o'clock jast night. Sbe made mozi of (he voyage by sa'l, which accounts for her slow spe d. Yesterday she laid to on ace count of jogs, vat the weather lightening up towards night she welghed, ancuor and reacaed ber destination, e watch on the Santee announced a siup, but nothing definite was kuown until daylight ‘The immesse craft looks like a mouster compared with the small coasting bowls passify her up and down the bay. It has not been determined as yet to open the ves- Sel Lo geveral Inspection. ‘The Saitiworeans, how- ever, seem to Ut Making great preparations in view of some arrangement of this kind. At present all persons not connected with the steamtugs are com- pelled to have passes before they can go on board the tugs, for arrangements to board the Monarch minst be made at tne other end. Secretary Kubeson, Mrs, Cadwallader and Mrs. awl returned to Wasa- ington this evening. On tue same train were Gover- Soe er iain gad Mr. Faue and Capsain Ward, of the British Légation. wvarKing On the No sates were ty aud danger of A CASE OF FALSE PRETENCES, Julius Knopf, the keeper of a lager beer saloon tn Essex street, was yesterday brouzut before Justice Scott, at Eseex Market Police Court, and charged by Margaret Fisher, of No, 217 Rivington strect, with obtaluing from her by means of trick and device the sum of $225. On the 16th of December a strange man entered Mrs, Fisher's house and epdvavored to bargain with her daughter to do some worsted work fortum, While the stranger was bargaining with Miss Fisher, ue prisoner, Knopf, M18 alleged, cawe into tue house and asked for @ Monsieur Miller, stating that he wauted to dnd Miller, who Was un old friend of his im France, He was assured no such person resided in the house, but tle stranger Was unwilling to leave the premises. Knopf, who gave his name as Lafor, thea stated that he had eight cases of black cloth which he had brought over with him from France, and that as they were in charge of & custom raise $ He then produced @ box of jew watches and some diamond sels, and L Fisher to lend bim $225 on them wil the nextday, wien he would repay fer the amount, with interest.’ The man Who had first entered the nouse examined the jewelry and told Mrs. Fisher that one watch alone was worth the money Knopf asked for. Alter some persuasion the woman advanced the mouey, and since that day she has never seen Knopf unti! she met him on the street and idenuflea him. A day or two after the money had been ad- vanced Mrs. Fisner had the jeweiry vained and ascertained that it was almost worthless, The pri- souer Was held for examination, EARTHDUAKES IN LOUISIANA. ay (From the Iberville South, Feb. The Calcasten, Opelousas and Nacchez pi publish that distinct earthquake shocks were felt In Weir localities on the 9th of last mouth. This is a singular occurrence, and it will excite the curiosity of scientific wen. How earthquakes cau take place in the low, flat and level sections of Louisiana is a question not easily auswered. A lew years before the war Mr. Thomassy, an able geologist, commenced making & examination of Louisiana. He started at the mouth Of the Miasixsipp!, aud examined closely every point of interest from the Gull of Mexicd up to Red River, He afterward pubiisied a book reporung the facts be had ascertained. This book was very interesting. Mr. Thomassy found in a great many localities proots there exist under us volcanic forces which are constantly in operation, making gravual changes. He atiributes the forma- tion of the “mud lumps” at the Mississipp! passes partiy to these volcauic forces and partly to under currents of water. We bave no record of earth- uake shocks 80 iow down in Louistana, previous to those of the 9th ult. No Indiana tradition mentions any, previous w the arrival of Europeans in the country. a, Some curious phenomena have veen from time td time noticed in Lower Lot @, Which may well have been due to volcanic action. Not once. but many times, there have beon disturbances of the waters in some of our interior bayous. Two years ago this occurred in the Bayon Plaquemine, near the Indian village. The bayou was iow, the weather clear and calm. Within @ certain length of tue stream, the Yeere were guddeay raised several feet, and were dashed into waves. tls lasted but a few mipates, Pretty soon the waters returned to their iow level, and the bayou was as placid and smooth as before. house oficer he wanted duty. a